The first-year head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles has implemented some new methods at the team’s recent OTAs and minicamp, but nothing that spectacular.

Kelly plays music at practice – a new twist for a team stuck in the doldrums of former coach Andy Reid for the better part of 14 years, but it’s not an NFL-altering way of doing things. Every gym in America plays music, every athlete has a set of ear buds and an iPod. Stadiums in all four major sports play music consistently throughout events. My fiancé plays music when she cooks and cleans, it doesn’t mean she’s going to win the NFC East.

He has assistants that wear mesh nets rigged to shoulder pads, an attempt to simulate a rushing defensive lineman with his hands up to block a passing attempt.

High school basketball coaches have been doing this with a broom since the Hoosiers era.

There’s other slight variations he’s added. Special teams’ players practice saving a punt from entering the end zone with a volleyball. A voice echoes through the speakers at NovaCare every time a new period of practice begins. Kelly’s even rid the complex of Reid’s favorite menu items and implemented what is now considered sports science – better known as eating healthy and working out correctly.

New? Yes. Cute? Maybe. Earth-shattering? No.

His most hotly debated decision has been to make no decisions at all regarding the roster. It’s not the move of an inventive new coach trying to reshape the NFL landscape. It’s the thought process that goes with being a head coach on a new level, tasked with building a team with only a handful of players that are shoe-ins to start – DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, DeMeco Ryans and a couple of offensive lineman. Jackson’s even worked with the special teams unit returning punts – a move that never should’ve been up for debate.

There’s been no decision at quarterback. Michael Vick showed a brief glimpse of greatness three years ago. Nick Foles had above average stats in his time as a starter last year. Kelly has never seemed sold on either, likely why Matt Barkley was drafted in April and practice so far has been an open competition at the position.

If there were a Brady, Brees, Manning or Rodgers on the team, they wouldn’t be sharing snaps with second-year players or draftees. Same goes at any other position.

Reports out of practice are that of wonder and amazement. It’s closer to watching paint dry than it is Cirque du Soleil.

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In Kelly’s defense, his first few months have been everything Philadelphia has clamored for. Anything done differently than Reid will be and has been welcomed. He never sought out to change professional football.

“Why was it important?” Kelly answered when questioned about sport science and his methods Thursday. “If you can make them bigger, faster and stronger and use proper nutrition, I think everybody does that.

“I’ve never thought about me being a trend setter. I’m not a trend setter by the way I dress, so I’m just trying to make our team better.

“Everybody wants good players. We’re training to play the game of football. It’s how we negotiate the ground. They’re never going to bring a bench-press out and put it on the 50-yard line saying do the most reps. It’s about training football players.”

The idea that Kelly is changing the way NFL teams will practice in the future is silly. Judging by the answers to the previous line of questioning, Kelly thinks it’s silly too.